This is a new project I'm building for a Facebook group build-off. The theme is Tri-Five dirt slingers. I picked up a newly reissued AMT 55 Chevy this weekend at a model show along with some PPP wheels, tires and a couple decal sheets. This will be a generic/fantasy car, not a replica. I'm going for a mid 60s-early 70s era so if you see something incorrect, call me out.
Much like the real deal (I imagine) lot's of sawing and cutting took place first thing. The AMT body is great but the molded in exhaust had to go.
I removed the chrome trim,blocked off the headlights and tail lights, removed the vent window post, wipers, interior doors and inner fenders. I gutted the frame removing the molded exhaust, and gas tank and added a rear cross member. I also relocated the firewall to the floor pan so I could tie in the front bars to the roll cage and keep everything as one unit.
The pile on the lower left is what was removed.